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| Always seems as though there's people noting/complaining that the finish/paint comes off their baits, but a question to all of you: how many fish do you think a bait should catch before the paint job gets mucked up? Just wondering. |
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Location: Hugo, MN | I find that hooks do more damage to my bait's paint job than a toothy critter. |
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Location: Hartland, WI | It all depends on the lure, some seem to hold there paint better than others. I have found that baits like Manta's loose paint very easily, where as depth raiders and some other cranks keep there color. I dont know if you can put a fish number on it, I think it all depends on how the fish is hooked, and how much of the bait is in its mouth.
However, I have caught an equal amount of fish on baits that have there paint torn up as I have on ones that have all there paint still intact. |
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| Let all the pretty epoxy and fancy paint fall off. Many jerkbaits will work much better once they have soaked up a little water. I can't wait till the epoxy falls off of my new Slammer, several Vipers and others. Take a can of white, gold and flat black and repaint them yourself. I have seen baits that look nothing like what they did the day they were pulled off the rack. Try leaving some baits in the livewell for a night. It works great with the Vipers, Reefhawgs just to name a few. If you want to protect that fancy paint touch up your baits with epoxy between outings. A black permanent marker makes for a nice addition to the tackle box.
I have a Wabull that has a pretty finish on it. I want to expose some raw wood so it soaks up a little more water.
Later
Steve
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | This Pacemaker is less than a year old and about 20 fish on it. I've even recoated the epoxy twice to keep it boyant enough. I think Topraiders are one of the toughest baits out there.
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Location: oswego, il | I lost a depth raider last year that had caught 30 fish, i have another one that has about 25. i will try to post a pic of it. It depends on the bait for sure. I have a TM tail that has had many skirts and tails put on it. Some baits look better than others after they have caught fish and no rhyme or reason. I have a GM shad that has about 5 fish and looks like it's caught 20 and a bagley that has about 10 fish and looks like it might have caught 1. |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | I don't buy lures because they look pretty, I buy lures because of their action. If the paint comes off, paint it again. It's pretty simple.
I have some lures that have 3-4 fish on them and are torn up (Magic Makers) and have other lures that have 40 fish on them (suick) and its torn up. I don't care. Paint only cost a dollar a can. Paint jobs shouldn't be a big concern. It is action that counts. |
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Location: Plainfield IL | I agree with Mike on this one. I have bobbies, reef hawgs and magic makers that have 0 paint on them and still catch a ton of fish.
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| Bettie, stop banging them off of rocks. The paint will last longer. |
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Location: Minnetonka , MN. | All they have to do is last one fish . A 54" fish would do.  |
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